PRIVATE aRT AND iCON LESSONS
Having had 14 years of experience with drawing and painting in a variety of media, while also having trained in classical fine art, Orthodox icon painting, and contemporary art at the university level in Florence, Italy and having worked professionally as an iconographer and artist, I am excited to share that I am now offering private 1-on-1 online lessons!
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You can choose from a variety subjects to learn - whether it is icon painting or drawing, portrait painting or drawing, or landscape painting, which are all listed with more details further below. These sessions will be thoughtfully tailored to your individual goals, level, and pace.
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Each lesson is conducted over Zoom and lasts 2 hours, at a rate of $40 per hour. You’ll receive:
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Live, step-by-step painting and drawing demonstrations to guide your technique
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Supportive, real-time feedback to help you grow in your skills and confidence
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Screen-shared Photoshop corrections to illustrate improvements visually
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A warm, encouraging atmosphere that celebrates your strengths while strengthening your areas of growth
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The first session is completely free of charge, since it will simply be an opportunity for us to get to know each other and to discuss your goals and aspirations for these lessons. It will last for no more than 25 minutes. I also encourage you to show me 1-5 examples of any artwork or icons that you have previously made so that I can also get to know you as an aspiring artist or iconographer as well, especially as it will help me see where your strengths are together with areas that I can help you grow more in. You can send photos of your work via the form below or email them directly to annapolozicons@gmail.com. Or, if you are an absolute beginner with no former artwork or iconography to show me, you can ignore this part, and please know that you are more than welcome to become my student as well.
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You’ll find a full list of the available subjects below, each with its own unique focus.
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If you're ready to take the next step, simply fill out the contact form at the bottom of the page. Let me know which subject you're interested in learning, your days and times of availability, your country, and your time zone, and I’ll be in touch to schedule your first session.
I look forward to accompanying you on this beautiful journey!
iCON DRAWING: The Face
In these lessons, you will learn how to:
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Capture the iconographic proportions of the head of Christ, His saints, and His angels through a schematic approach, using a graphite pencil. With time and practice, this type of approach will enable you to capture these proportions from memory.
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Construct light and darkness over your icon to give your work form, dimensionality, and an inner radiance
pORTRAIT PAINTING
These lessons come with a prerequisite. You must have already taken lessons in Portrait Drawing, or already have a strong practical knowledge of this subject before signing up for Portrait Painting lessons. If you are already well-versed in portrait drawing without having taken former lessons with me, you can show me photo samples of your work via the form below. In these lessons, you will learn how to:
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Use acrylic paint and acrylic matte medium on a panel to paint your portrait in a manner that bears some similarities with the traditional use of oil paint.
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Construct light and darkness through color over your portrait to give your work form and dimensionality
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Use a variety of brush painting techniques that - depending on your preferences - can either give your portrait a refined smoothness or a highly expressive and dynamic quality.
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Choose and apply colors that will bring your portrait painting to life - whether you prefer a refined, Old Master approach with a limited color palette or a more vibrant approach that echoes the multi-colored palettes of 19th century Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters
ICON pAINTING: The Face
In these lessons, you will learn how to:
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Use acrylic paint and acrylic matte medium on a panel to paint/write your icon in a manner that bears many similarities with the traditional use of egg tempera​
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Construct light and darkness through color over your icon to give your work form, dimensionality, and an inner radiance
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Create "master copies" of previously created icons as a means of learning from great iconographers of the past.
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Bring your own icon drawings to life with paint if you have already taken icon drawing lessons with me previously. It is not a mandatory prerequisite, but it is highly recommended.
LANDSCAPE PAINTING
In these lessons, you will learn how to:
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Use acrylic paint and acrylic matte medium on a panel or canvas to paint your landscape in a manner that bears some similarities with the traditional use of oil paint.
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Capture the unique mood of a landscape through the study and implementation of varied brushstroke techniques, ​different color schemes, and various degrees of light and darkness. Whether you wish to capture sunny, vibrant moods, gloomier, pensive ones, or something in between, you will learn it here!
pORTRAIT DRAWING
In these lessons, you will learn how to:
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Capture the proportions of the head of a person through a schematic approach with the use of a graphite pencil. Even though every face is different, this schematic knowledge will give you the foundations to be able to draw faces from your imagination, which will be strengthened with both time and practice
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Construct light and darkness over your portrait drawing to give your work form and dimensionality
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Capture a variety of emotions on a human face
Contact
Would you like to have a private icon or art lesson? Get in touch to learn more.
